User's Manual

VirtueMart User Manual
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mod_virtuemart_randomprod "Random Products Module"
Does what the name says: displays random products from your
store or a certain category.
mod_virtuemart_search "Searchbox Module"
Displays the VirtueMart searchbox (which lets the customer
search for products).
mod_virtuemart_topten "Top Ten Products Module"
Displays the bestsellers from your store.
7. Recommended: Mambot Installation
Click on 'Installers' => 'Mambots' (or 'Mambots' -> 'Install/Uninstall' when using an older Mambo
version) in the Top Menu.
SearchBot: Performs a search on the product table and delivers search results for Joomla's /
Mambo's site search.
Select the file 'virtuemart.searchbot_x.x.tar.gz' and click 'Upload File & Install'.
Mambot ProductSnapshot: Displays product figure/price/add-to-cart link in content items.
Select the file 'mosproductsnap_x.x.tar.gz' and click 'Upload File & Install'.
Publishing the Mambots:
Mambots need to be published before they do ANYTHING. Click on 'Mambots' -> 'Site Mambots'
in the Top Menu. Now browse through the list of installed Mambots and find 'virtuemart.searchbot'
and 'mosproductsnap'. Select one (click on the name) and modify its settings/details. Remember
to publish it. For more information about Mambots please refer to the Joomla! documentation (
http://help.joomla.org).
You're now done with the Installation of VirtueMart and its elements.
3.4. Manual Installation
The installation has failed? You have safe_mode = On ?
You don't need to pull out your hair! You can still use the manual installation.
Manual Installation is a little bit harder than the automatic installation. It will need some file copying.
1. Download the Manual Installation Package. This is just another Package Form of VirtueMart.
2. Unpack the archive file VirtueMart_x.x_Manual-Installation-Package.tar.gz
you have downloaded in Step 1 to a local directory using Winzip or Winrar.
You should now see at least four directories. The directory structure in those directories is the same
as in your Joomla! / Mambo site:
/administrator
/components
/mambots
/modules
3. Open up an FTP Connection to your site (you should use an FTP Program like SmartFTP...) and
upload the directories to the root of your Joomla! site.